How To Install libkcompactdisc-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkcompactdisc-dev on Debian 9. libkcompactdisc-dev is CD drive library for KDE Platform (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkcompactdisc-dev on Debian 9.

What is libkcompactdisc-dev

libkcompactdisc-dev is:

The KDE Compact Disc library provides an API for applications using the KDE Platform to interface with the CD drives for audio CDs.

This package contains the development files for libKCompactDisc.

This package is part of the KDE multimedia module.

There are three methods to install libkcompactdisc-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkcompactdisc-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkcompactdisc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkcompactdisc-dev

Install libkcompactdisc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkcompactdisc-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkcompactdisc-dev

Install libkcompactdisc-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libkcompactdisc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkcompactdisc-dev

How To Uninstall libkcompactdisc-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libkcompactdisc-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkcompactdisc-dev

Uninstall libkcompactdisc-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkcompactdisc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkcompactdisc-dev

Remove libkcompactdisc-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkcompactdisc-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkcompactdisc-dev

Remove libkcompactdisc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkcompactdisc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkcompactdisc-dev

Dependencies

libkcompactdisc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkcompactdisc-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.